One in Six Families Face Over $5K in Out-of-Pocket Childbirth Costs
After his second daughter was born, Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD, was hit with a big surprise — a medical bill for $5,000. Chua, a pediatrician and health services researcher at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, switched to a high-deductible health plan right before his second daughter was born. The premium was so much […]
Too Many Black Men Are Dying From Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer remains the second highest cancer-related cause of death in men in the U.S., and there has been a worrisome trend of rising metastatic disease at diagnosis. These facts make it increasingly important that the urological community and the patients we serve turn our attention to ways to overcome these challenges. The Role of […]
China Refuses WHO Plan To Probe COVID-19 Lab Origin Theory
BEIJING (AP) — China cannot accept the World Health Organization’s plan for the second phase of a study into the origins of COVID-19, a senior Chinese health official said Thursday. Zeng Yixin, the vice minister of the National Health Commission, said he was “rather taken aback” that the plan includes further investigation of the theory […]